​Comfort and Ergonomic Safety Questionnaires: A powerful tool in understanding employee’s experience with discomfort and fatigue levels. This is a recommended first step in the ergonomic improvement process and can be re-administered at the conclusion of a project to quantify the degree of comfort enhancement.

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• Whole Process Mentoring: Ergonomic support is provided for Optima's entire 4-stage ergonomic improvement process:

  • Discovery: Ergonomic evaluation and/or comfort surveys

  • Development: Assist teams and leaders make an improvement plan focusing on the "Vital Few" factors that will yield the most benefit

  • System UP: Guide implementation of solutions

  • System Check: Circle back with appropriate tools to quantify success and identify any unintended consequences

• Guideline Development: Assist companies in development of guidelines such as:

  • Equipment and tool selection

  • Office furniture standards

  • Material handling and safe work practice protocols

• Stretching and task rotation programs customized to individual department needs.

• Job Task Analysis: Develop ADA compatible physical and critical job demands to enhance job descriptions. Accurate job demand information is also the foundation for the development of post-offer/ pre-hire screens for prospective employees.

• Post-Offer/ Pre-Hire Screen Development: Develop and validate EEOC/ADA compliant new hire screening tools.